The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has urged the electorate in Ondo State to cast their ballot for him in the 2023 general election. The former Vice President, who spoke at a PDP rally yesterday in Akure, the state capital, stressed that Ondo State had always been for the PDP. He said: “Ondo is a PDP state. PDP is coming back to rule in Ondo State. We, as a party, must unify. All of you must work together to give us the highest votes. “The return of the PDP at the national level is a…
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LAGOS State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, flagged off his re-election campaign on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in style, urging Lagosians to renew his mandate, based on his achievements in the last three and a half years. A team by Lagos State Government flagged off campaigns for the re-election bid of Sanwo-Olu, and Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, with the unveiling of the brand media activation strategies amid fanfare. The campaign, with the theme: ‘A Greater Lagos Rising’, included digital banners, A-frames, static billboards, digital billboards, gantries, branded BRT buses and ventriculars in strategic locations. The…
Akure—A hunter, Sunday Olubusade, has reportedly killed a 30-year-old palm wine taper, identified as Kehinde, who he mistook for an antelope in Ondo town, Ondo State. It was gathered that the victim, after the day’s work, went to a river to bathe when the hunter shot him. A police source said when questioned, the suspect said: “I was hunting and I saw an antelope and shot at it. But later, I saw a man on the floor and I quickly went to the station to report. I don’t know what happened. “Few minutes after the unfortunate incident, police detectives…
INEC former chairman Attahiru Jega has expressed optimism that Nigeria will conduct a credible election in 2023 despite current challenges. Mr Jega stated this at a colloquium in honour of Adele Jinadu to mark his 79th birthday. “I have a lot of fears about the outcome of the election, but I am an incurable optimist about the future of our country. So I remain hopeful that in spite of the recklessness that we see, in spite of the vandalism that we see perpetrated by many of our so-called leading politicians,” he explained. He added, “We are hopeful…
Lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have received full salaries for the month of November 2022. Our correspondent also gathered that the eight month arrears remained withheld by the Federal Government. A senior member of the union at the Bayero University Kano made this known in an interview with our corespondent in Abuja on Wednesday. “Some of our members have started receiving salaries and I can confirm to you that we received our full salaries for the month of November. However, the arrears are still withheld.” It was reported that the Federal Government refused to pay…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, said it was an error to think that corruption pays. Osinbajo said this in Abuja at the unveiling of the Operation Manuals for Integrity and Zero Tolerance Clubs, organised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to him, many who think they can get away with corruption, are often surprised that the long arm of the law even if sometimes slow, eventually catch up with them. “There is no time bar or statute of limitation against a crime. A man who steals this year can be arrested in 10 years’ time for his…
Reuben Fasoranti, a leader of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, on Sunday, prayed for the success of Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid. Tinubu, standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), visited the home of Fasoranti in Akure, the Ondo capital. During the meeting, the former governor of Lagos could be seen bowing his head to receive prayers from the Afenifere leader. The last time Tinubu visited Fasoranti was in 2019 when he condoled with him over the death of Funke Olakunrin, his daughter. Olakunrin was killed by gunmen on her way to Lagos. Fasoranti’s support for Tinubu comes weeks after…
Nigeria squandered a 3-0 lead, but still managed to beat European champions, Germany, through a penalty shoot-out to win the bronze medal of the India 2022 FIFA U-17 Women World Cup, which ended yesterday. The girls won the shoot by three goals to two in Mumbai. But it would have been so different if the Nigerian girls had been more composed and better led towards the end of the regular 90 minutes, while they were 3-0 up. Both teams started the competition playing against each other, with the Germans coming back from a goal down to win 2-1 at the…
The federal government is pioneering a voluntary billion dollars’ worth Carbon Market on the continent. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, disclosed this a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said “It is an innovative climate change solution which will create, over the period of energy transition, millions of new jobs in Nigeria alone, according to estimates of the international experts.” The initiative is part of efforts of the federal government to attain the global net-zero emissions target. The vice president is a member of the recently-formed international…
As clash of interest continues to rock the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said he wondered the basis of Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the PDP’s comment on him being sacked when the issue on the ground is the demand for his resignation. It was reported that the Rivers State governor spoke in Port Harcourt on Sunday at a media parley. Governor Wike stated that nobody has said that Senator Ayu should be sacked. He emphasised that it is important that people understand the difference between being sacked and the call for promises…